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Tim Powell
Birth nameTimothy Martin Powell
Born1979 (age 44–45)
OriginSussex, UK
Genres Pop, dance

Tim Powell, born Timothy Martin Powell (born 21 June 1979), [1] is a British songwriter, producer and mixer. Powell was a member of the writing and production house, Xenomania, for fourteen years. [2] His first hit " All I Wanna Do" for Dannii Minogue peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart in 1997. [3] In his fourteen years at Xenomania, Powell contributed to hit records such as " Hole in the Head" and " Round Round" by Sugababes, " Call the Shots" by Girls Aloud and " Love etc." by Pet Shop Boys.

In March 2010, Powell split from Xenomania to become an independent songwriter and producer. Following his departure, Powell co-wrote "I'm in Love" by Alex Gaudino and co-wrote and produced Ed Drewett's debut single "Champagne Lemonade", released in October 2010. [4]

Powell collaborated again with Pet Shop Boys co-writing and producing their single, " Together", which features on their album Ultimate. [5]

2012 saw Powell work and share writing and/or production credits with Paloma Faith's " Picking Up the Pieces" (co-writer), [6] Saint Etienne for their album Words & Music, Jess Mills' single "For My Sins" and the third track on Little Mix's debut album DNA, " Change Your Life", released in November 2012.

Powell collaborated with Pet Shop Boys for a third time in 2019 on the track "Give Stupidity a Chance" from their Agenda EP. [7]

Discography (released singles, date order)

References

  1. ^ "Tim Powell". Discogs.com. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  2. ^ Ben Thompson. "Heart Of The Country, Home of the Hits." Observer Music Monthly. July 2004
  3. ^ "everyHit.com - UK Top 40 Chart Archive, British Singles & Album Charts". Everyhit.co.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  4. ^ [1] Archived 27 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Pet Shop Boys — News — Ultimate track-listing". Petshopboys.co.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Music Week". Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Agenda". Petshopboys.co.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Tim Powell". Discogs. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  9. ^ "M.O - Who Do You Think Of?". Discogs.com. Retrieved 7 February 2017.

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